Sunday, June 11, 2023 Miles: 4.72 Start/End: Waterville Valley TH Elevation gain/loss: 2220′ After an early morning jaunt up the Osceolas and packing up our Russell Pond campsite, me and two other friends headed over to Waterville Valley. We took Tripoli Rd, which was very bumpy and not well traveled in a few sections, but … Continue reading Grid: Tecumseh
Sunday, June 11, 2023 Miles: 7.62 Start/End: Mt Osceola TH Elevation gain/loss: 2904′ I was up bright and early to get a quick start up the Osceolas from Tripoli Rd. I drove the ~15 minutes from my campsite over to the trailhead, and even managed to get a spot in the small parking lot, despite … Continue reading Grid: Osceolas
Saturday, June 10, 2023 Miles: 15.84 Start/End: Lincoln Woods TH Elevation gain/loss: 3241′ It was a cool, overcast, and rainy kind of day, but I made the best of it with a run out to Owl’s Head. I started from Lincoln Woods just before 7am, and made good time by the Black Pond bushwhack and … Continue reading Grid: Owl’s Head
Thursday, April 13, 2023 Miles: 8.83 Start/End: Pine Bend Brook TH Elevation gain/loss: 3474′ Peaks: Middle and North Tripyramid I headed to the trailhead in the afternoon and got started. There was snow immediately, and I put on my traction. The water was running very high and the snow was fairly soft. I made decent … Continue reading Grid: Tripyramids
Sunday September 4, 2022 Start: Carter-Moriah TH, Gorham End: Glen Ellis Falls TH Miles: 16.9 (+11.05 bike shuttle to close the loop) Elevation gain/loss: 8219’/7093 After a late night out on the Pemi, I looked at the Mt Washington weather and decided a Presi Traverse wasn’t in the cards. It was predicted to be socked … Continue reading The Grid: Moriah-Carters-Wildcat Traverse
Saturday, September 3, 2022 Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods Trailhead Miles: 42.13 Gain/loss: 14,498′ Start time: 4:10am End time: 8:31pm Total time: 16:21:24 I was up early and at the trailhead by a bit before 4am. I paid for parking, grabbed my gear, and headed to the south side of the bridge. I headed out right at … Continue reading Super Pemi, Take Two
Sunday August 21, 2022 Start/End: Crawford Notch Miles: 4.68 Gain/loss: 2192′ With a long day and late night yesterday, I managed to sleep a bit better (with my food slung up a tree outside to keep it away from the mouse), though I was still awake by 6:30am. I made my way to Gorham to … Continue reading The Grid: Jackson
Saturday, August 20, 2022 Start/Finish: Appalachia Trailhead Miles: 27.6 Gain/loss: 15,118′ Start time: 4:16am End time: 11:02pm Total time: 18:46 After a restless night sleeping in my car listening to a mouse chew on food wrappers, I was awake for good at 3:30am and at the trailhead by 4am. The trailhead itself was completely full, … Continue reading Swan Song, Take Two
Thursday, November 18, 2021 Start/end: Waterville Valley Ski Area Miles: 4.72 Elevation gain/loss: 2310′ I started from the trailhead around 8pm, navigating by headlamp. It was lightly raining, and continued to lightly rain for my entire 2-hour hike. Around 2500′, the rocks were starting to accumulate some ice, though I was able to avoid most … Continue reading The Grid: Tecumseh
Transcending Mountains 